Article: Gamethread: Twins @ White Sox, 6/28 @ 7:10pm CT

[jud6312]

I know BA is an outdated statistic that we hate because it doesn't tell the whole story and only focuses on a player's ability to successfully reach base by way of a hit, but can we now finally be concerned about Robbie Grossman?

 

I know he's the OBP messiah and has been anointed nothing below the 4th OF for the next decade since the day he put on that beautiful red jersey, but another 0-fer has pushed his BA for June down to .220.

 

I know Terry Ryan is always right - and we love him for it - but I can't help but feel maybe there's cause for concern here. Like, maybe all those teams that deemed him unworthy of their roster were possibly right? Is there a chance Robbie isn't as good as we were lead to believe? I mean, he was the #76 preseason prospect of 2012 in one publication ... does that mean nothing?

 

But, seriously, at what age is it inappropriate for a grown man to be called Robbie? Or Bobby, Billy, Petey, etc. for that matter?

[Halsey Hall]

$525............. I won, I won! 

[stringer bell]

 

$525............. I won, I won! 

What did you win, a bus ticket out of town for Plouffe?

[Rosterman]

7TH START kYLE GOT HIS FIRST WIN. WALKED ONLY ONE. Still, that ERA is gawful!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

$525............. I won, I won!

 

I was wondering what sad soul might bid on that thing, whatever it was*

 

 

*no one is a sad soul

[CampQ]

So, apparently Suzuki has thrown out 6 runners this year, anyone remember any of those times?

I was at the Nats game last night and saw the Nats go six for six in steals off d'Arnaud, he of the .206 BA. It's a good thing the collective id of TD doesn't run the front office

Edited June 29, 2016 by CampQ

[Platoon]

omg, Ole and Lena jokes.   Twins Daily, you've hit a new low. 

Do better.   I'm sure you can get lower.....

My absolute best ole and Lena joke involves a mouse, ole, Lena, Sven, and shall we say, an uncompromising position. If I told in on here I would be put on Double Secret Probation. Even worse I'd get another terse 3 word PM from a mod, and I quote. "Knock it off" End quote.

[HitInAPinch]

 

Did we win yet?

Yup!

[wavedog]

 

Bill Veeck was clear to Eddie to get the socks correct if he did nothing else:

http://s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/eddiegaedel_1050_591_81_s_c1.jpg

 

A couple of observations - Love how Eddie could not possibly be any further from the plate and I wonder how they found a bat that small?  Did they take the head off of a hammer?  

[ashbury]

 

Okay, that was odd.

 

Dozier hit two home runs, one with men on base.

 

A Twins starting pitcher pitched into the 7th without giving up any runs after the Twins scored. Heck, the Twins starter didn't allow any runs.

 

The bullpen did the job.

 

I was watching the Twins, right?

 

The fun is back   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=299knTdX-Wo